Admin Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 In the Aircraft Pilots media Section: http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/go-around-goes-bad-for-solo-student.33724/
shags_j Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Hang on... So he bounced so high that he decided he was airborne enought to go around? I mean I've bounced on landing once or twice in training but never that high. A bounce on landing would surely just require holding back on the stick and letting the aircraft come back to ground. Might be a bit bumpy but trying to take off when you are at landing speed just sounds really strange...
pudestcon Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Don't forget the Luscombe is a tail wheel aircraft so the bounce can set up a porposing event with each subsequent 'arrival' being more severe then the preceeding one. Could be best to go around in such a situation - it certainly is in a Thruster as I can attest to!!! Pud
shags_j Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I must admit I'm not very knowledgable on tailwheels but in the tricycle gear instructors have always taught that if you bounce just hold back on the stick and fly the aircraft to the end.
dazza 38 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I must admit I'm not very knowledgable on tailwheels but in the tricycle gear instructors have always taught that if you bounce just hold back on the stick and fly the aircraft to the end. Pud has explained it well.Best to go around after the 2nd bounce.Generally in a TW.
Virago Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 My taildragger endorsement was in an Auster and I can assure you each bounce is higher than the preceding one until you are left at ten or fifteen feet with no airspeed! The only safe way to handle it was to apply power early either to smooth out the bounce or go around. My first solo in the Auster took three circuits before I got it safely back on the ground. The Pawnee was a cake walk after the Auster! John.
Tomo Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Oops!! He probably would have been okay if there wasn't any hangers in the way! If in doubt, power it out... power is your friend if you stuff a landing.
Guest Howard Hughes Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 If in doubt, power it out... power is your friend if you stuff a landing. I hope by this you mean go-around! Baulked approaches, missed approaches, go-arounds... You are never prepared! If anything is going to bite you in aviation, this is it!
Tomo Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 I hope by this you mean go-around! Yep! Unless you have a massive runway of course... 1
naremman Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Oops!! He probably would have been okay if there wasn't any hangers in the way!If in doubt, power it out... power is your friend if you stuff a landing. Tomo, Tomo, thou shalt write out a 100 times the following: "Hangars house aeroplanes, hangers keep clothes off the floor."
ParkesFlyer Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 The poor guy was on his first solo, and he crashed the plane and was seriously injured, what a sad and unfortunate outcome. :( PF. 1
Tomo Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Tomo, Tomo, thou shalt write out a 100 times the following:"Hangars house aeroplanes, hangers keep clothes off the floor." Oh dear, what a dramatic gramme... grammar issue!
Virago Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Tsk tsk ... picking on Tomo's grammar ... what has she ever done to you? 1
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